The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-06 00:00:00

31"19-BY MAR ET AND COMIEZTICIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. As the day for the payment of the dividends approaches the hope becomes stronger that by the liberation of a large amount of capital the general discount market will rule easier. At present, how ever, the inquiry for monetary accommodation is !till large, and very little alteration is perceptible in the rates charged upon first-class bills, viz., 51 and 6 per cent. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no alteration of importance. The English and Foreign Credit Company has been announced, with a capital of £2,000,000, half of which is to comprise the first issue, in shares of £5O each. The objects are similar to those of other financial undertakings, viz., the granting of loans and obtaining concessions for railways and other public works, making advances upon securi ties, &C. The directors state that they have already secured a large business, which will yield a good return upon the capital it is proposed to employ. The share list of the Clyde Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company will close on Friday next for London, and on Monday for the country. Two o'CLooK. At Paris this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 05c. A special genera l mee ti ng o f s h are h o ld ers o f th e National Company for Boat-building by Machinery, Vas held to-day for the purpose of confirming the resolutions adopted at the previous meeting for transferring by sale the company and its liabilities to the London Boat and Barge-building Company. Col. Sykes, M.P., in the chair. Gen. Shortrede oPposed the passing of the resolution, and said that the shareholders had informed him of their readiness to subscribe towards raising the necessary amount of capital. He said that he believed that if the company were properly managed its opera tions would prove successful. The motion for con firming .the resolutions was negatived, all the direc tors and chairman having voted in its favour. The market for the English Funds continues to present an inanimate appearance, and there is only small business in progress, Prices have not altered mace the decline of s per cent. at the close of busi - liege last evening. Consols for money and account, are 911 L and for the May settlement, 91192. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 to India 5 per Cents., 1041 ; 5 ; and.Exchrquer 2 s. dis. There has not been much animation or variation i n the Foreign market. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 74 72 ; do. Consolides are 531 1. Mexican have improved to 457-, ; Greek are 251 4 ; Spanish Passive, 35/ i; Portuguese, 494 8 ; Italian, 671; and the Confederate Loan, 52 63. The operations in the Railway Share Market h ave been wry limited, and prices have remained 'without material alteration. Metropolitan have huproved 5i., while Great Western and London Find Blackwall have each declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no change of importance. Bang Shares continue in fair request, but prices Borne instances show less buoyancy. London and W estminster are quoted 92 94; London Char tered of Australia, 27 1; Merchants' Bank, 171 18 9 ; 460 .nk of Egypt, NI 31 ; Alliance Bank, 55; and * Union of Australia, 55. In the Miscellaneous Market Hudson Bay Com- Pany are firm at 187 19k; International Financial, 12 1,a ; Discount Corporation have declined to 12;,; and London Financial, to 271 s. Th e following are the current quotations for some Principal new undertakings—Financial Corporation 2 1. 34 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 68 1 7-, prem. ; Thames Iron Shipbuilding, 31 -I prem. ; Credit 11 obilier, 41 5 prem.; Credit Foncier, 64 71 prem.; City Offices, 31- 1 9 - 1 , prem.; Oriental Financial, 221 Prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, par, 1 prem.; London and Liverpool Hotel,ll, prem. ; Ottoman Financial, I 1 prem.; Sablonniure Hotel, 1 prem.; twa Worth Australian Company, 1 1 prem. The shares it. the Bonelli's Telegraph Company are quoted to-day 11 to 1-2. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. .5 Per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 a Per Cent. Reduced New„ 3 per Cent. 8 94 1 1 Zacheq uer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. dis Ditto £500 Ditto £lOO and £200 Dank England St k, 4i per Ct. Ditto Account .. W 'N ax G OVERNMEN T SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Aastrian Bonds, 5 per Cent B r .. Ditto 1859 aztha n 5 per Cent • • • O — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 8 Ditto 1863 11e 'l. s Ayres 6 per Cent — b Ditto A ccoun t 9l 5 ''quador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent l3l Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) il Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 gVptia n 7 per Cent.. Q.Ditto, Second Issue r r, ee k 6 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coups — -Liitto Account Ditto Coupons — i) itt Account I t . 0 411 .'11 6 per Cent.(Nlaremmana Railway , A/ extcan 3 per Cent .... . Ditto Account oorish Imperial 5 per Cent N evi Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Defe rred 9 p Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — e ruvihn 41 per Cent .. Ditto 41 pet Cent , Ditto 3 per Cent. (17ribarren) B9 'rortnguese 3 per Cent.. 1853 p . itt o 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 49 Ft D itto Scrip (1863) £3O paid — pm R ussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. D itto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 • 91/ k Sardinian 5 per Cent „, Ditt o Account '''Panish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account — 'Danish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto AC3Ollllt .. .. r ° edish, 4 per Ce Ct. — larkish 6 per t. 1864 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 D itto ."&ccount 7O Ditto, £lOO Bonds 1-li t° 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto-Ni Account .. 72 Ditto £lOO Bonds 72/ t,. Ditto 1863 buitto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — ' e)lpzue-la 3 per Cent. Ditto Account bL t , t ° 6 per Cent., 1862 — 6"0 Account Ditto 11 per Cent Rust Dividends on the above payable in Lond ( 71, r ittn . per Cent„ Ex. 10 Florins. 4.o, k a ii,, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — t'," 4 i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil p re ,t, ' 1 per Cent. Certificates Oeh Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — 411 1 - , t ti t° Account bi t ,. ' ° per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 67/t pi el ' 0 Account Pe rti nl v ontese, 5 per Cent., luxt Dollar Bonds, 4f per Ct. Ex. 4s. Co nsol s TWO O'CLOCK. _, B _ bi (21 Money •• 9li i Ditto April Account .. • ... zlay SHIPPING—This Day. P ta: lll ° l 'i, April G.—Wind this day at noon—South ' light breeze and cloudy weather. E, April s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Wok's Cave, 'rd Byron, from Quebec. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. ~ 1 14 4. "3,l—Trident, from Hamburg, Test, from Sunder- S a i I „ thozo''',.—Pera, steamer, for London, to be repaired and lighlY refitted. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. 41 14 A GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. alithiett A.pril 6 —Larsino, from Thi s t e d ; O c e a n Wave, DEAL, Wednesday Morning. 544°4---liedwig, for Yarmouth. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing ..‘11.1w3.1.3 Paid. Prioe. Business don &St La.wrenc, all 60 02 si „ loln.,Barociat.Cent Ine . 1021 103 Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New . ...... -..• 8 P 1 P - 40 Do. E. Shares z 0 Bullalo and Lane (Juror) all 54 6 (0 Do. Preference 00 ihilialo,Brant,&Goctric.l3 jo , I 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, •L , 7:? .00 Do. do. July 1, 187 ;00 - - 100 `)o. 330. Jua3.• 1 , 3‘; .3 100 - - st 71 , :otta.;;S.1 , :astri.I.il lOO 101 103 st iftpeTown 0 Dock 801. ii 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. 3 100 1041 1051 1054 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1044 1041 1041 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada ha, 191 204 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 75 17 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 53 100 Do. 3d Pief. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 40 Et 100 Do. 4th Pref. sunk all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 t 5 stook GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.o WO 103 104 103/ 485 20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 - Do. January, 1862 - - - stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 105 10 205 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 92 94 100 Do. 55 p. o. do. '77-8.. .. all 81 83 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 21 stock Madras. guar., sp.a. .. 100 101 103 stock Do. 41 p. 0. Extension 100 97 99 stook Dc.4s d 0........ IGO 132 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- - stock Melb.Corp. op. o. Bnds. 100 - - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 5) 100 Do. 7p. c. slortg. Bds. all - - 20 Newßruriswick&Cands Class A and B all 3 5 N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 82 84 stock Soinde (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi.. .„: lOO 1014 1024 1021 10 Do. do .. .1 2 4ip at Do. Punjaub c 1 all 1024 1036 Do. Do. ........ , a., 100 - - 2tOC2 Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 ,97 93 k;OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 6 p.e.J a tt, - Jut; 1877-84 160 101 103 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & * Aug. 100 100 102 - Do. dp. 0. Mar. & Sept. 100 400 102 - Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 10i 89 01 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 - Cape G.Hope, 8 p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 189( leo 111 113 - ID°. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 109 111 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 - [Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 - Natal Gov. 6 per cent. 100 108 110 - IN.B.Gov. 6 p.o.J a..k.July 100 102 104 102 - i Vo. dp. o.Ap. & Got 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p ism 100 994 1005 -.3 Dv. sp. e.,lBti to La( 100 99 101 - I Do. d0.,1888 & upwth 100 99 160 100 - New Zealand by cent. 100 109 111 Nova. Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. _ sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c 100 - S.Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 109 111 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&,July 100 - Do. to .1 0.0. An.&o6t. 100 1081_100#! 1085 9 BRITISH MINES. 4 Hani ta`l3ll Consol. Gold 1 4 5d - i 3 fl ord Amalgamated.. - 351 EN ()even U. Cons. (Tavist. 1 550 660 East. Bassett (Illogan3.. 30 674 724 - East Cleg,au Gold Ltd -•- - - East Caradon ...... 1.14.. 31 31 321 - East Carn 8rea........ .4.0 7 75 - E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. 8.9.0 41 44 I Gam.&StAutryn(G wen ,8 4 i 0 11 I - Great South 'Coigns l7s '35 4 3 t - G. Wheal Vor (itelstoi3 . 30 37 39 34 - Grenville ......... 1 91 8.12 8 8 5 37 - ingston D0wn5...... 4. 8.0 44 ' Lady Bertha - Margaret (Uny Lelari 19 21 arke Valley.. )iyndy Iron Ore (Lima 131 14 1 6 - New Setun lO9 84 95 - • North Downs 4 15 2 13a55et(11104 . 3..n. 3.1.0 2 21 - North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 ' 44 6 5 - Par Consols (6t. Blazey; :•rovidenoe(Uny Lelnt. 10.6.7 41 43 - South Caradon(St.Cleer, 10 440 460 - 3. Carn Brea (Illogau) - - Fran. (Illogau 18.V.9) 50 55 Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 famar Silv.& Lead Alin. - - ! fin Croft JO 20 - I West. Basset (Illogan) l4 10 11 - 'IV Cf radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 - West Seton - Wheel Basset (Illogan) 54 874 924 - Wheal Buller(ltedruth)l 10 35 40 - Wheal Kitty (15.Lclant)I 2.0.6 WhealLudcott i 3.5. i 21 3 - Wheal AlaryAnni s rxlen ) 8 135 14/ - Wheal 3eton 584 190 200 - Wheal Tretawney (Lis )1 7 21 24 - i Wheal Union 3.17 25 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 106 5 Great .\ orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent, pm., 106 Great Western Orig. 46 per cent. pl. 98 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 876 Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock. Mao, 46 per cent., Blackburn pur., 1006 North British 5 per cent., 108 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10 South Eastern (Reading Anne. ' £1.0.6), -- Ditto, fixed 46 per cent., 101. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS London, Chatham, &0., 6 per cent. 2dpf., 71 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Wilts and Somerset, Olt I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance ( 1 1m.). 5 5 Anglo Austrian,:7l 1 1 Anglo-Italian, limited, 61 Australasia, Ditto, new, 481 Bank of Egypt, 31 301 Bank of Otago, Ihn., 41 b ; Bank of Queensland(lim), 211 Bank of Wales, lim., 191 19 Bradllan and Portuguese, lim., 9 1 0 1 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 44; Chartered tiler. of India, London, and China, 711 2 Consolidated Bank, Um., 11; East London, lim., 81 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 221 European Bank, lim., 121 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Urn.), Ditto, new, , Issued at 2 pm., 18 Imperial Bank (liin.), 411 i Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London Bank of Scotland, lira., 19 Lonfion, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 54 ®,/Ditto, new, 61 `London, Birm and M. Staffordshire, lim., 20 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., Jim., 181 18 London Joint Stock, 44 51 London and N )rthern aim.), 21 London and South African,', , 28. 8 London and South American, lim., 94 London and South-Western (lim.), 23 4 London and Westminster, 92,4 Merchant Bank, aim., 18; Mercantile and EXchabg,e. lfm., 16 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (Dm.), 33 291 Oriental Bank Corporation. 66 4 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 1211111 Union of Aufltralia, 55 Union of i.onnon, 41) MISCELLANEOUS. ' Bombay Gas, limited, 51 , Ceylon Company, 11 Credit Fonder, 12 Crystal Palace, 34i Discount Corporatiol, limited, 131- i 14 East India Irrigation and Canal, 61 Egyptian Commercial and Tracing, Jim., $1 Electric Telegraph, 98 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. Ma., 1011 I, Hudson's Bay, 14 19; Indian Carrying* (lim), 11 International Financial Society, 1 2 Joint •stock Discount, Um., 74 4 London General Omnibus Company, 21 Londe Provincial Marine, 3i Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 15k National Discount Company, lim., 141 National Steam Navigation, 1im.,14 Peel River Land and Mural, 40 KURE MARKETS—This day. Share Railways. 13.14. 131 r. , Wol., and Str. Vai. Blythe and Type. Bristol and Exeter calcdonian .• ,ill,l 'Bandon. Cornw.-,11 I all 8 Si all all 100 100 all all at• 9 83 E 5 118 119 61 7 D o A A sets no di A, Do. B till6pc.pan.ha (been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ali. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. 'GreutEastern, Ord. stk 35 37 16 17 90 92 10 1(6 47 174 Ditto A stc:ck_ Ditto East Anglian s t Qre.atNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelan , :l Great Western Do Str Val ua. stock Lancashlte & Yorkshire' London. and Bleckwali Len., Brig,ht.,& S. Coast, Lou., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western, Lon. & Sw.th Western. Man., Shef., & Lincoln., Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New 6i 7i 1284 1291 131} 132 i 130 132 91 0 gii 0 101 10911 07 G 9 1031 101 1 44 45 109 i 110 1 97j 9Si 5k b 5 7161 1281 Mil Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kept 100 all all all all 100 100 100 16.13.41 Vs 100 Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, Az Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwio Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 52 63 25 26 1011 102 —d 56 67 881 89 Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpooi , Shropshire Union .. South Devon ;South Eastern 'South Wales IS. York. and River Dun' Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington 128 131 16 26 p 78 79 lc/ 11i 121 123 41 43 98 100 L 9.10.4 63 64 33 85 901 91 - - 99 101 1 9/ 87 38 91 10 8 8/ p 163 166 5 7 k 3 4 p Do Do New, 1666 Taft' Vale. . Do B Do C Ulster Do 12.10 Do ! Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim VVaterford dz Kilkenny West Cornwall IVV. Hartlepool Har.B3ll 1 !West Midland -Oxiordi Do Newport Do Hereford 91 96 0 DIN ti. S AND STOW!, 84} 4 13 1 6 64& 5 7i 1091 671 41 5 1091 f 1164 1 128 k 90i I Closing Busines, Paid.' • I nee. done. - , - .)t. • . THE SUN', LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1864. SPORTING NOTES. The only alteration that has taken place in the market for the City and Suburban Handicap since my notes of yes terday is the introduction of Lord Zetland into the betting, and the increased support awarded to Veterinarian. The field will not be so large as last year. The following will likely take part in the race :—Gordian Knot, 3 yrs, sst 'Ole—Ve terinarian, 3 yrs, sst 7 1 b—Jarnicoton, 4 yrs, Est 131b—Brin disi, 3 yrs, sst 13ib—Flying Fish, 4 yrs, 7st 51h—Voluptas, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Lord Burleigh, 5 yrs, Bst 121b—Marigold, 4 yre, 7st 101 b— Merry Hart, 4 yrs, 7st 61b— Stookinger, 5 yrs, 7st 21b--Tom Fool, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b King of Utopia, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—Juliet, aged, 7st 41b—Sum merside, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Avondale, 4 yrs, 7st—Columbia, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Lord Zetland, 3 yrs, Est 31b—Effie (the Phemy fitly), 3 yrs, sst 121b—Sir Roger, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Count Cavour, 4 yrs, Est 41b—Mail Train, 3 yrs, sst 1 lib—St. Alex s, 5 yrs, Bst 2 1b—Saccharometer, 4 yrs, Bst 71b— Weatherapy, 4 yrs, 6st 31b. Gordian Knot and Veterinarian are very steady in the market, and no doubt will remain so up to the start. Both of them have won their trials, and it will take a clipper to dispose of either. As public form is always the best guide, I must give the preference to Mr. Jackson's horse. Jarnicoton does not seem so steady in the market. He certainly has the best of the weights of almost every other horse ; and remembering how close he ran Lord Clifden over the same course last year he ought not to be despised. Brindisi has been backed for large sums both to win and a place. Lord Zetland Ido not think can give the weight be is called upon to do to such horses as Veterinarian and Gordian Knot,but nevertheless he is bound to be near the winner. So much doubt surrounds what will represent the Woodyeates stable, that it is impossible to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion about either Voluptas, Joco, or Aunt Judy, but I think the former most worthy of support. Merry Hart will likely be the stable representative,: instead of Marigold; but the latter is cer tainly the best at the weights. Summerside, I anticipate, will be reserved for the Newmarket Handicap. Tom Fool I referred to yesterday. When the numbers go up, the judge will place them in nearly the following order : VETERINARIAN 1 BRINDISI GORDIAN KNOT.. LORD ZETLAND The Metropolitan Handicap I shall refer to at length to morrow; but my present impression is that King Charming will not be far away from the winner. Welcome will re main in his stable. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CITY BETTING.—Trus DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7to 2 agst Vetemarian (taken and offered) 100 to 15 agst Gordian Knot (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken) 15 to 1 agst Brindisi (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jarnicoton (offered) 20 to 1 agat Flying Fish (offered) 20 to 1 agst Merry Hart (off.—take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 agat Exchequer (off.—take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Lord Barleigh (offered) 33 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken) 100 to 1 agst Vivid (offered) 100 to 1 agst Mail Train (offered) TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Fille de l'Air (offered) 100 to 8 agst Cambuscan (offered—take 100 to 7) 1000 to 35 agst Master Richard (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THIRSK SPRING MEETING.-TUESDAY. The Sowerby Plate (Handicap) of 20 sous ; winners extra. T.Y.C. Major Stapylton's Madeline filly, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (E. Harrison) 1 Mr Clayton's Brother Sam, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Doyle) 2 Mr Hodgman's Operator, 3 yrs. 7st 101 b (Dixon) 3 Mr W. l'Anson's Little Hannah filly, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (ino. 3lb ex.) The following also ran :—Stirrup Cup, Ranter, Henry James, Wharfinger, Stiff, Barberry, Sharpshooter's filly, and Sir Watkin. - Betting-6 to 4 agst the Madeline filly, 4to 1 eget Sir Watkin, 6 to 1 agst Brother Sam, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths; a length between second and third, The Mowbray Stakes of 5 sous each, p.p, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies and geldings, Bst 4 1 b ; second to save his stake ; winners extra, T,Y.C, Mr Maenzie's The Oppressor, Sat 71b Mr Osborne's Brown Bread, Bst 71b . . (Whiteley) 2 Mr Warter's The Leader, Sst 71b (Worthington) 3 Mr Winteringham's Sweet Jessie, Bst 41b .... (Metcalf) 4 The following also ran :—Leprosy filly, Terror, Cata logue, Club Queen, Tabitha Bramble, and Strong Beer. Betting-2 to 1 agst Club Queen, sto 2 agst Brown Bread, 7 to 2 agst The Leader, 5 to 1 agst The Oppressor, 12 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length; same between second and third. The Hunt Cup, value, 100 sous, for half-bred horses only; five-yr-olds, list 71b; six and aged, 12st 41b; gentle men riders; winners extra. About two miles and a half. Sir G. Strickland's Adonis, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (Mr. Boynton) 1 Mr J. Holliday's Vandal, aged, 12st 41b (Owner) 2 ei t , Tuck,Emperor, p r Chance, Bowe, Mr Scott's Fly-by-Night, aged, 12 s t 41b (Mr Watkin son ) 3 The following also ran :—Benedict, n Castor Witch dam,lrivamnadriee,rep, Peter, and Blue Belle.en Friared c Betting-5 to 4 agst Vandal, 4to 1 ast Fly-by-Night, 5 to 1 each agst Benedict, Friar Tuck, and Kathleen. Won by a head; a length between second and third, The Match was made into a sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, and was won by Gipsy (Mr Alalvard) ; Tickle (Owner), second; Dark Lady (Owner), third. Th e Members' Plate of 3 soya each, with 25 a dd e d ; three-yr-olds, B st ; four , 9 st 41 b ; five, 9st 101 b ; s i x a nd _ mile lost; selling and othe r a ll owances. About one le ce, Est. s t ............................ ( r C a wa (Camden) h d a e w n )) 4 1 GAlexandra , (lidvi 3 yrs, Y r 6 g s 3 ' t 6y.sr.ts: ..................... (Kelly) 2 Garotter, 3 yrs, 6st .... (Allison) 3 Rose of Avondale, Brother Sam, 4 yrs, 75t 41b (Da (Carroll) 6 e) 5 3 t 3 o rso Y 1 re, 6st ...... .. u agat Good Advice-5 to 2 eget Cronstadt 3C Lionessrt 8 0 0 n e l s t t ta ai Betting-2 filly, y 6, 2Alexandra. 101 b _ Won cleverly. The winner was bought by Mr Maclennan for 72 guineas. The Hambleton Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya for three-yr olds and upwards; winners extra. One mile. Mr Redhead's My Mary, 5 re, 7st l y l r b s, .. 7 . ;t (C 3 h lb alloner) 1 (Metcalf) 2 (Allison) 3 :—Lady Louisa, National Guard, x 11a rr Colonel rp ee ee kk i, T st t of Bernice, n s i e r l e w y ' s a6t k N yi nr e :c 37 1 i s y u t r r i : 0 : It , B . t .i . ........ (Harrison) 4 and Lyra. Betting—Even on My Mary, 4 to 1 apt Newchurch, 8 to 1 agst Lady Louisa. Won by two lengths; four leng,ths between second and MaTdheelintbelleowlitn, gßoanlsnoyraßnell, Jester, Vauessa, third ; a bad fourth. was iliNeEN showery, a n d the attend ance NEs.—The weather yesterday STEEPLECHASES AT AT smaller than on the first day of the meeting. The company, however, was more select, and the running for the 3' afterwards walked GreatVincennesllandicapimp.arted great interest to th e d ay' s business, and gave rise to considerable betting. The Emperor and Empress arrived early in an . open. carriage, attended by mstian.bgle.iliCompanion, Witch. General Fleury also joined the imperial party in the about Colonel R e eeinllcel,oswuirteh. whromrinhcias xt. M u al r e a s t t and first and second. Emperor's pavilion. The Prix do la Forme, which wss the first event on the card, was carried off, as was expected, by one of mist. Forcinal's celebrated half-breds, as much as 4 . to 1 . being laid in their r co f T a h v o o s u e r, tw an o d h 2 ors t e o s, l have, however, been purchased within the last eslw days by viscount Aguado, in whose name and colours they ran yesterday. The winner was Young Mastrillo, who thus repeated his victory of Monday last. The great event which followed brought out a fiald of ten, including nearly withon theirth ei every steeplechase celebrity iu France, with several horses of merit from England. The latter appeared to be slightly avoured by the handicapper, they being all among the light weights. Auricula, which won the two great events at th e same meeting acid over the sam e course in autumn last, was favourite, 3to 2 being with difficulty obtained, The heavy weight which he carried as a penalty for his previous suc cesses, and the pace at which the race was run, however, told on him, and he was beaten at the last mile by an Eng lish horse—Pineapple—to which he gave 201bs, The winner had not run before is France, and his being unknown may perhaps account for the advantageous place which he occu pied in the handicapping, and the long odds laid against him. He was the'winner of the great steeplechase handicap at Lincoln, in spring last, and afterwards ran second to Emblem at Cheltenham. The present race was one of the best contested steeplechases ever witnessed ; a good portion of the horses ran together well to the finish, and at the win ning post a couple of lengths only separated the leading four, after a course of between four and five miles with about 40 jumps. The officers' race, with which the business of the race terminated, was a hollow affair, Valentino running alone from first to last...—Gedignan t . ADELA CATIICART. By George Mae Donald, M.A., Author of "David Elginbrod," &C. Three vole. —Many men, many minds, may be truly applied to novel-readers. Some require sensational tales, some require comic reading, some require instruction combined with amusement, and all require entertainment, light and pleasant reading, with sufficient of interest in the plot to keep their attention from flagging. It would not be going too far to say that all these requisites are comprised in Mr. Mao Donald's excellent book,—Observer. THE ALEXANDRA CASE, MOUSE OF LORDS,-(THIS DAY.) JUDGMENT. This morning their lordships assembled to deliver judgment in this case, There were present the Lord Chancellor, Lords Kingsdown, Cranworth, Wensleydale, St. Leopards, and Chelmsford. The Lord Chancellor first gave his judgment. He re viewed the provisions of the Queen's Remembrancer's Act, and came to the conclusion that, under the 26th section of that act, there was no authority to make such rules as the Barons of the Exchequer had made. It had been urged by the respondent that, even if these rules were authorised by the statute they were not justified dur ing a suit. Ho did not agree with that view, but ho thought it was a pity that they should have been made pending the consideratiC:n of such important interests. The noble and learned lord concluded by moving that the appeal of the Crown be dismissed with.costs. The other law lords prot;eedod to give judgment. There is said only to be one disseni;ent from the Lord Chancel lor's views. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE COLONEL W. P. WAUGH. This was a renewed application for release from custody. Mr. Sargood appeared in support of the application, and called the attention of the court to the fact that the bank rupt had been in custody for a year and 12 days, and to remind his Honour that 12 months was the maximum amount of imprisonment which the 159th section of the now act authorized the court to award. He (Mr. Sargood) therefore hoped that, under the circumstances, the oourt would direct the release of the bankrupt from custody. Mr. Linklater for the assignees, left the matter in the hands of the court. Mr. Lewis at great length contended that the circum stances of the case had not altered since the matter was placed before the court, and he did not think that the bank rupt was entitled to any sympathy in consequence of his de tention after he had kept his creditors and the official liquids• tors of the Eastern Banking Company at arm's length for 6 or 7 years, and the only reason that the Vice► Chancellor would not order a criminal prosecution for not surrender ing was that he did not think the money of the estate should be wasted, and because he considered that this court had sufficient authority to inflict punishment. He (Mr. Lewis) disclaimed on the part of the official liquidators any desire to act with undue hardship, and they would oppose the release of the bankrupt on the reduced amount of bail as fixed by his honour. Mr. Sargood replied, and contended the bankrupt had been most unjustly aspersed, and went into a long explana• tion. He had full confidence that, when all the facts were disclosed, it would be made clear that he was not deserving the aspersions which had beep heaped upon him. His Honour said that he did not see how he could inter fere in the case, which was an application under the 112th section of the old Act. His own deci►ion had been reversed by the Lord Chancellor, and therefore the matter stood the same as when the order was made by Mr. Commissioner Holroyd. He expressed himself much dissatisfied with the proceeding under which Colonel Waugh had been detained in custcdy, and that no further proceedings at law had been taken. He, however, could not make any order until the order of Mr Commissioner Holroyd had been served or reversed, in which he (his Honour) had no power, but would consult Mr Commissioner Holroyd, and if he con sented, and all parties consented, he would make the order reducing the amount of hail, the bankrupt himself in £2,000, and one or two sureties in £l,OOO each. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A WARDER OF THE HOUSE OF DETENTION CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO COMPOUND A MISDEMEANOUR,--. Frederick Tipstaff, for 15 years a warder at the House of Detention, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, " for that, well-knowing a misdemeanour to have been committed, and to cause the escape with impunity, of Thomas Howard (the person charged with the misde menour), he did unlawfully endeavour and attempt to compound such misdemeanour." Mr. E. Dillon Lewis (from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street) prosecuted, and Mr. May nerd (from the office of Mr. Beard) fur the defence. _ . . Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, said the prisoner was charged with compotinding a misdemeanour, a serious charge against any one, but much more so against a person holding a responsible situation at a prison, like the prisoner, who was a warder at the House of Correction. He should call some witnesses, and he felt little doubt that, after his worship had heard them, he would have no hesitation in committing the prisoner for trial. He might, however, state that a man named Howard was charged at this Court with abduction, and that the prisoner had offered the girl, Minnie Wilson, £5O or £lOO, to keep out of the way. Mr. Lewis then called Minnie Wilson, a good looking, well dressed girl, about 17 years of ago, who said—About three in the afternoon of Tuesday last, the prisoner asked me if I knew Mr. Howard. I saii yes. He then said he (prisoner) had been looking for me all the day before to persuade me not to appear against Mr. Howard, who keeps a refreshment house in the Haymarket, stating that it "would blast Mr. Howard's prospects for life." He said he would give me £5O or £lOO if I would go into Hereford, where I believe Howard's relatives reside, and that Howard should marry me. The prisoner did not say what he was, but that he was sent by Howard. I declined the offer. He asked me to go and see Mr. Howard at the House of Detention. I did not consent to go. He then asked me to meet him at nine that night, and that he would give me the money. I was to go to the house in the Haymarket, and ho would give me the £5O or £lOO. He met me again in Coventry-street, and asked me not to ap pear against Howard, having a person with him. He said I could have any money I wanted to go to Hereford, and not to appear against him. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You had got a warrant against Howard for abduction ? Prosecutrix—Yes, sir, Mr. Maynard having cross•enamined the young woman at some length, Sergeant George Appleton, 26 C, said—l know the pri soner as a warder at the House of Detention, and have seen him in the unform of a warder. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the sergeant said On Thursday night last I saw the prisoner in Howard's kitchen and took him into custody, but he was only detained there a short time, and subs€quently taken on the warrant. He said that Howard had given him the keys of his box, and told him to take the money in it, and take charge of his affairs. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall remand the prisoner till to-morrow when Howard will be brought up. Mr. Maynard—Will you take moderate bail ? Mr. Tyrwhitt—l view this case, whether the charge is proved against the prisoner •r not, as one of the most im portant that could be brought before the Court, as there are so many opportunities for such persons, in the situation of the prisoner, dealing between prisoners and other persons, and the temptation is so great that they ought to be watched. A warder can do almost what he pleases with prisoners, and for one case that is brought forward one hundred pass un noticed and unknown. Ido not wish to prejudge the case, but I must have two bails in £5O eaoh. The prisoner was then remanded, Mr. Lewis asking that notice might be given as to the bail. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market to day were very moderate, but there was a portion of Mon day's unsold produce on the stands. The trade both for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state, yet prices ruled without change from our previous report. The supply of foreign wheat on offer was by no means extensive. Generally speaking the trade was slow, never theless previous quotations were supported. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. The supply of barley on offer was moderately good. All descriptions met a slow sale, at Monday's currency. The malt trade ruled inactive, at late rates. With oats the market was moderately supplied. Both English and foreign parcels were in:steady consumptive re quest, and the late rdvance in prices was well supported. Beans and peas ruled firm, at extensive quotations. Flour was in fair average request, at late prices. ♦RRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flom. English 280 90 4OO I 320 Irish.. — 1,060 -- Forma.-- 330 560 5,800 I 50 as. 2,640 brie. BOROUGH HOP. Scarcely any change has taken place in the value of hops since we last wrote. The demand is by no means active either for English or foreign camples, but the trade may be considered steady. WHITECHAPEL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale here, and the trade rules inactive, as follows:--Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; lamb, 5s Sd to Gs Ed ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per Slbs by the carcase. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, No change. Sales about 5,000 bales. Imports, 12,880. Previously, 39,694. THE HOME SECRETARY has recently, it is under stood, paid a visit incog'. to the scene of the disaster at Sheffield. It is proposed to confer the freedom of Dundee on Gen. Garibaldi. Steps are being taken to invite Gen. Garibaldi to Manchester, and a reception committee is in course of for- motion. ALEX, DUMAS is reported to have jut given five acts of a play to the Galt6, called the " Mohicans de Paris." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OP COMMONS—This Day, The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Colonel Strong took the oaths and his seat for the county of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Maxwell Close. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Caledonian Railway (Bredisholm and Tennochside Branch), and North Eastern Railway (Micklefield Branch) bills were read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Mr. FOSTER moved that the order for the second read ing of the Metropolitan Districts Railway (No. 2) be read and discharged ; that the bill be referred to the examiners of petitioners for private bills, and that the examiners have leave to sit and proceed forthwith. The motion was agreed to. COPYRIGHT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BLACK said be begged leave to withdraw the bill in order that he might substitute another better calculated to effect the object he had in view. The bill was then by leave withdrawn, and The HON. MEMBER then brought in a bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to copyright, which was lead a first time. THE BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBURG. Mr. DILLWYN gave notice that to-morrow he would ask her Majesty's Government whether they had received any reliable information as to the bombardment of Sonder burg by the Prussians, without previous intimation to the inhabitants, and whether the Government had by repre sentation to the Prussian Government urged upon them the necessity of. carrying on war in accordance with the usages of civilised nations. CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS (RE-COM- MITTEE, BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved that the words " per son or persons" be left out of the clause. The object of the amendment was to confine the opera tions of the bill to corporations and public bodies. Mr. M. GIBSON said he should vote for the retention of the words. He thought it would be unwise to exclude lieensed or private persons from testing materials under this bill, as there would be an officer appointed by the Board of Trade to inspect the machinery, in order to ascertain that anchors and chains were subjeoted to the required tests. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Laird, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Bentinck took part, the amendment was negatived and the clause was ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 2, an amendment was moved to strike out the word " resident." Mr. AYRTON asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, as the Government intended to appoint a perstin to act as inspector of testing machinery, they would become responsible for the damage done in the event of the testor passing defective materials ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the bill was not a Government measure, and the only desire he had was to make it as efficient as possible. Te guard against the event pointed out by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, a clause had been introduced into the bill retaining all the respon sibilities that now attached to manufacturers of chains and anchors. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL remarked that no re sponsibility attached to the Government under the clause. Clause 10 expressly stated that all the responsibilities at present in force against manufacturers was to remain in force as if the present bill had not been passed. Mr. LAIRD supported the amendment, when, Atter a short discussion, it was agreed to. Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved an amendment in clause 8 to the effect that the operations of the bill be confined to seagoing and coasting vessels. Mr. M. GIBSON approved of the amendment, which, after a short discussion, was agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] Shaksperean Tercentenary Celebration at Stratford-on -Avon. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—lt is with sincere regret that the Stratford-on-Avon Tercentenary Festival Committee are compelled to announce to the public that Mr Fechter has broken faith with them by declining to put the play of Hamlet upon the stage on the 27th instant, and to take the part of Hamlet. At this late period it is totally impracticable for the Com mittee to place any tragedy upon the stage, as forming part of the Tercentenary Celebration, which they much deplore both on account of the public and the occasion. The Committee, however, deem it right that the public should be made acquainted with the circumstances attend • ing Mr Fechter's breach of his engagement, entered into with the Committee in December last. The announcement in the preliminary programme was drawn up by Mr, Fechter himself, and most extensive pre parations made, and the stage enlarged under his directions, expressly to allow of the scenic effects which he required; and up to the day of his unfortunate accident he was in most friendly communisation with the Committee. Judge then of the consternation and surprise of the Com mittee, when, on the 26th March last, they received the letter from Mr Barnett (No. 1), dated the 23d and posted at Ventnor in the Isle cf Wight, on the 24th. The vice chairman, Mr Flower, wrote at once in reply the letter (No. 2). On Monday morning (the 28th) a paragraph appeared in one paper only, the Star, stating the withdrawal of Mr. Fechter from Stratford, whereupon a meeting of the Com mittee was held, and the resolution (No. 3) was passed and forwarded to Mr. Fechter, through Mr. Barnett. This has produced no alteration in his determination, and now, at the eleventh hour, we are placed in our present difficulty, without any fault of our own ; and are driven to the necessity of offering to those who have already taken tickets for the performance of Hamlet, a return of their money or an exchange of tickets for other entertainments. —I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, HENRY KINGSLEY, M.D. Hon. Sec., of the Stratford-on-Avon Tercentenary Committee. Committee Room, Town Hall, Stratford-on-Avon, April 4, 1864. [No. I.] March 23, 1861. To the Tercentenary Committee, Stratford-upon-Avon. GENTLEMEN,-Mr. Fechter, prevented by his accident from writing himself, requests me to inform you of the pain ful necessity your late resolution has placed him under, namely, declining the honour of appearing at the Stratford Celebration. The said resolution giving the force of truth to the false and injurious statement spread about by one of your mem bers, and published by unfriendly papers, viz.: that Mr. Pechter, by "under•current and trickery ways," forced on the choice of his "Hamlet." Mr. Fechter would have felt proud to serve in his humble way to the celebration of the Immortal Master, but he can not afford to lose his reputation as loyal artist and honest man, through thoughtless resolutions or personal vanities over which he cannot, nor will not, have any control. I am desired by Mr. Fechter to add that the scenery is at the disposal of the Committee, he having no wish to pre vent the carrying out certain proposals so honourably made by the already. mentioned member still sitting in your com mittee, and simply retires, forced to such decision by your own will and resolution.—l am, gentlemen , your obedient servant, H. BARNETT, [No. 2.1 The Hill, Stratford-on-Avon, March 26, 1864. DEAR Snt,—A. letter received from you this morning, dated the 23d inst., addressed to the Committee, and opened by me as vice-chairman, is most incomprehensible to me. Should Mr. Fechter break his engagement after his re• peated pledges to the Committee, he would be doing us a wrong which, at this late hour, would be irreparable, to say nothing of the still greater wrong Mr. Fechter would do to himself. Your letter has not been shown to the Committee, but to a few members of it privately, for I cannot imagine that Mr. Fechter, after having in so straightforward a manner acceded to the request of the Commit tee, will really break faith with them at the eleventh hour; now that they have pledged themselves to the public, and have, with great exertions, made their difficult and expensive arrangements to suit his views, and many of them under his own directions; besides which we have in the country sold largely of tickets, with a prospect of speedily selling the whole. It is my opinion that the Committee cannot accept Mr. Fechter's resignation, or in any way be a party to such a breach of faith with the public, the consequences of which must rest with him alone. Mr. Fechter's engagement with us is not, and cannot be affected by gossip and "unfriendly papers," and there is not the slightest foundation for saying that the Committee have by resolution, or in any other way, given any sanction to the false reports to which you allude ; in fact, we are quite at a loss to know to what resolution you refer, or who are the members of the Committee meant in your letter. Da lay this letter before Mr. Fechter at once, and let me have a reply by return of post, as I hope that, upon reconsidera tion, he will prevent the matter going before the Cora mittee.—Yours truly, (Signed) E. F. FLOWER. H. Barnett, Eeq. [No. 3.] That the reasons assigned by Mr. Barnett for the with. drawai of Mr. Fechter from the part of " Hamlet," are wholly unintelligible to this Committee, who have hitherto worked with cordiality and in harmony with him. The Committee, who cannot be parties to any breach of faith with the public, are still prepared to co-operate with Mr. Fechter in the same spirit, and under these circumstances they trust that Mr. 13arnett's letter may be withdrawn, and Mr. Fechter's engagement for the performance of Hamlet fulfilled. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The total number of deaths registered in the week that ended last Saturday was 1,679. The average number for the 13th week in ten years, 1854-63, is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,547. The actual result is therefore in excess of the estimated number by 132. The deaths of young persons—viz., those under 20 years of age—were numerous. They rose to 813, which is higher than the number returned in any week, with only one ex ception, during the present year. The deaths from pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs, rose to 122, which is more than they had been in any of the eight previous weeks, while the corrected ave rage is 107. Phthisis was fatal in many cases ; 214 deaths were referred to it, and 215 to bronchitis, the averages for these two diseases being respectively 174 and 162. Seventy nine children died of whooping-cough, all of them under 10 years, and a great majority under two years of ago. No less than six deaths from whooping-cough were in Lime house. Out of 55 deaths from measles, five occurred in the east sub-district of Islington. Five fatal accidents on the streets by waggons, cabriolets, or rather carriages were recorded in the week, A child died from having swallowed a halfpenny a year previously; it caused enteritis and marasmus, A woman, aged 40 years, died in the workhouse, West minster, on the 18th ult., from " destitution and low fever." The widow of a bricklayer, died on the 25th ult., at 4, Acorn-street, St. Botolph, from " dropsy, accelerated by want of proper nourishment." Last week the births of 1,072 boys and 1,081!girls, in all 2,153 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1851.63 the average number (corrected) was 2,161. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 439 in. The reading ; 1 / 4 111 to 28.93 in. on Monday, and rose to 29.85 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in theweek was 41.0 deg., which is 2.2 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The lowest night temperature' was 28.9 deg. on Sunday. The highest day temperature 'was 54.4 deg. on Saturday. The range in the week was theretere 25.5 deg. The mean daily range was 17.0 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air Numperature was 7.6 deg. The mean degree of humidity of hm,nidity of the air was 75, complete sa turation being represented 100. The directions of the wind were south-west and north-west. The whole amount of rain was 0.42 in., which fell on three days. There were occasional hail showers, and thick s. - tow fell early on the morning of Wednesday. The mean of the highest tempera tures of the water of the Thames was 41'5 deg, ; that of the lowest 42 . 3 deg. • Silt ROWLAND HILL.—The following memorial was presented to Lord Palmerston on Monday last : —" To the Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston, ke., ttc. We, the undersigned, merchants and shipowners, under writers, and insurance brokers, subscribers to Llayd'e, re spectfully bag leave to represent to your lerdship our grateful sense of the special public services of Sir Rowland Hill, late Secretary of her Majesty's Post Office, and which we humbly consider justly entitle him to a large and exceptional public reward. In the social and com mercial benefits derived from the admirable Post-office improvements, inaugurated and successfully carried out through the invention and labours of Sir Rowland Hill, we have all largely participated, and we cannot value life pensions to Sir Rowland Hi ll and Lady Hill, at their advanced ages, as a sufficient compensation for such extra ordinary public benefits. We therefore respectfully beg to express to your lordship our humble hope that her Ma r jesty's Government will advise a parliamentary grant of a definite sum of public money as a part recognition of the valuable public services of Sir Rowland Hill. We have the honour to be, do." SHOCKING SUICIDE OF A WOMAN.— An inquiry was held on Monday at the Green-gate Tavern, City-road, by Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, respect ing the suicide of Mrs. Harriet Hughes, aged 32 years. Robert Hughes, 28, Great Arthur-street, said that deceased was his step-daughter. She was married, but was living with a hatter, named Willoughby, at 14, Crown-court, Old street. Some few days since Willoughby left her, and said he was going to be married. Oa his telling her this she was almost mad. On Saturday morning witness went to see her, and upon entering the room he found her lying dead upon the floor. Her lips were black and charred from the action of poison, and a broken phial and mug lay beside her hand. It was proved that deceased had swallowed the poison on the previous eveninv, immediately after she had had an interview with Willoughby. Dr. Crofts said that the stomach and intestines were shockingly injured by the action of oxalic acid, of which she had taken a large quan tity. Verdict.--Suicide while of unsound mind. LONDON GAZETTE —Last Evening. CROWN OFFICE, Arun. 2. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR• LIAMENT. County of Armagh—James Matthew Stronge, jun., Esq., of Tynan Abbey, in the county of Armagh, in the room of Maxwell Charles Close, Esq , who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds, WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 5. 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain C our t eney William Bruce to be Major, by purchase, vice Thornaa Butt, who retires—Lieutenant John Fryer to be Capt a i, A, by purchase, vice B ru c e —C orne t Cecil Ed war d M artyu to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fryer—Sydney Charles Du Vernet, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Martyn. 13th Hussars—Lieutenant George Croft Huddleston to be 3d4rbCitt9yattelphprateuaFi retires—Cornet nct:tos b teroo y ; vebF p tei c u o ecjo r c to i spe a ut cpa s d e hiadn , tEe v ays i oiti c nonc enehaanßonham Francis ca y J t a o m b e e s K ingw Lieutenant, ho li ha u r y le s s h E e, d w ga h r o G ex ib „ s h o a n n , g fr e o s tr e 6th Foot—Captain Spencer Field, from 9th Foot, to be Captain, vice Stillman, who exchanges. 7th Foat—Ensign Henry Francis Keane Penrose to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Francis Johnston Murray, Murray, who retires—Ensign Hugh Massy Barton, from the 67th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Penrose. 9th Foot—Captain James Stillman, from 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice Field, who exchanges —Cyril Rippingall J a ckson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Samuel Goodman, who retires. 24th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Thomas Ross, from half-pay, late Particular Service, to be Lieu., tenant-Colonel, vice the Honourable Daniel G revina Finch, who retires upon temporary half , pay. 25th Foot—Captain Theodore Gordon, from 92d Foot, to be Captain, vice St. Leger, who exchanges — Duncan W ra . Cork, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice h omy Cadet appointed t o an Ensigncy, in the Gazette of 22 d March, 186 4, 32d 11 F ar ototlefull Hartley Prior,h Fool—The names transferred of the to GentlemanlO et h Foot. Matthew William Lister and not Mathew William Lyster, as then stated. 47th Foot—Ensign John Larpent Utterton to be Lieute. nant, by purchase, vice Richard Parker Hawkes, who retires—Edward Montagu Manning, Gent., to be En. sign, by purchase, vice Utterton. 49th Foot—Captain Alfred George Httyshe, from 3el Foot, to be Captain, vioe Gibson, who exchanges. 60th Foot—Gentleman Cadet the Hon. Augustus Charles Ellis, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gerald Henry Talbot, who retires. 6 1 st Foot—Lieutenant Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart, from the 92d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Dash wood, who exchanges. 67th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hugh Massy Barton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice William Mescal! Kenrick, promoted—Philip Quirk, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hugh Massy Barton, transferred to the 7th Foot. _ _ 78th FOCt—Lieutenant Andrew Murray to he Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Thomes Owen Silvester Davies, promoted—Quartermaster Charles Skrine to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honorary rank of Major, Joseph Webster, who retires upon half-pay. Blth Foot—Captain John Penton to be Major, by put.- chase, vice Comelin) Charles itolleston, who retires— Lieutenant Henry Latham Brownrigg to be Captain, by purchase, vice Penton—Ensign Norcliffe Gilpin, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brownrigg--Charles Lior.el Maitland Kirwan, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Gilpin. 91st Foot—Lieutenant Hubert Plunkett Burke to be Cap.. tain, by purchase, vice John Charles Sweny, who re tires—Ensign William Darling Caudwell to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Burke—Charles Jame s Thorburn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Card well. 92d Foot—Captain Henry Hungerford St. Leger, from the 25th Foot, to be Captain, vice Gordon, who exchanges-- Lieutenant Charles Francis Dashwood, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stewart, who exchanges. 98th Foot—Ensign Edward Haughton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice W. Henry Simmonds, who retires--. Gentleman Cadet Alexander Harley Hyslop, from the Royal Military College, to be Easign, by purchase, vice Haughton, 99th Foot—Ensign Anthony Charles Montague Jellicoe to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Henry Kinahan, deceased—Gentleman Cadet Charles Robert Gibson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Jeliicoe. 100th Foot—Lieutenant John Worthy Chaplin to be Cap.. tain, by purchase, vice John Lee, who recires—Ensign, Waiter Hudson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chaplin—Ensign Henry Hartley Prior, front the 25t1A, Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hudson. 105th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Hugh De la Motte Hervey, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Henry Eastfield Wilkinson, deceased—Rite Brigade, Ensign Leopold Victor Swaine to be Adjutant, in suc cession to Lieutenant George Roberts Noseley, appo,!nted Paymaster. 4th West India Regiment—Thomas Aked, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice William Cairnes, promoted. PURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.—Purveyor's Clerk Arthur Bull to be Deputy-Purveyor, vice George Washington, Warwick, resigned. Lifeboats and the Royal Family. The Rev. E. Hewlett, of St. Paul's, Manchester, and R. Whitworth, Esq., have collected nearly the cost of four lifeboats, which are to be placed under the management of the National Lifeboat Institu tion. An application was made by Mr. Hewlett to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales that one of the lifeboats which was to be sent to Berwick-on- Tweed, might be namei after the infant Prince, the " Albert Victor." To that application the fol lowing gratifying reply has beer: received : " Sandringham, King's Lynn, April 2, 1864. " SIR,--I am directed by the Prince of Wale" to inform you that his Royal Highness is much grati fied by the proposal of the South Manchester branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution that their new boat should be associated in name with the infant prince, and that he wishes her all sue cess.—l have, &C., HERBERT FISHER. Rev. E. Hewlett. With the special permission of the late Prince Consort, the Padstow lifeboat of the institution was named the Albert Edward, after the Prince of Wales, who is also the Duke of Cornwall. By a singular and happy coincidence, that lifeboat was the means of swing four poor creatures from an inevitable death on the very day that the Prince attained his majority. DEATH OF MR. T. P. COCKE.—The public will learn with regret that this gentleman, one of the last representatives of the old school of British actors, expired at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at his residence 37, Thurloe square. Mr. T. P. Cooke was born in Marylebone on the 23d April, 1786 ; was educated at the School of the Marine Society ; and, subsequently entering the navy, served under Nelson at the bombardment of Copenhagen, for which he received a medal. His first appearance on the stage took place at the Royalty Theatre, in January, 1804. and for many years he was recognised as the best theatrical typo of the British seaman. His private life was blameless, and he took a warm interest in every undertaking for the benefit of the profession to which he belonged. Only a few months ago his wife died—the shock w.: 51 too great for him, and it may be said he never recovered tai blow. Dying at the great age of 78 years, he will be greatly lamented by all who knew him as a private friend, and there are few old play goers who will read the tidings of hie death without emotion. GARIBALDI'S SWELL GIIIDE.—The following - ob servations on the reception proper to be given to Garibaldi, when he comes to London, were delivered by the Honourable Mr. Gandaw in the smoking-room of the Ne Plus Ultra :—" Haw. Well, now that the fellah Gahwi baldi's coming heeaw we weally ought to give the fellah a weception in some way, faw afta all the feLlah's a fine fellah in his way; a sawt of hewn. What A'm afwaid of is, that the fellah 'll fall into the hands of the snobs. Of cawse he must go and be glawwified by the Aldamen, at:d be feasted by the Laud Maya, and pwesented with the fweedom of the City, and all that sawt of thing; but A do awnestly hope that he has some judicious fwend to keep him from fwattanising with the wawking men, and the people; because if he does that fellah will wends it impos siblafaw fellahs to wecognise the fellah. The wight sawt of thing would be a dinna at the Wag and Famish and the principal quack clubs with the officaws of the quack wegi manta ; to show himself at the Opwa and in Wotton Woe ; but not much in the etweets, in fact, scassly eve to the people, except, at the Dawby. Then, there might be a dinna aw two at the Twafalga, and pawhaps at the Stah and Gahtah. He should be advised to wide, mostly, instead of walking, and not to encourage crowds wound his hence in demonstwaitive upwaw ; and A should like to pwesent him, by way of testimonial, with an eyeglass faw him to inspect the people thwough. When he goes to dine at the Mansion House A would have him go by wawta down the wive, to avoid the bwutes. He should be woed down by a picked quoo of all the quack woers, and if A could woe myself, A shouldn't mind making one of them. If he dines with us, A should say, let all political subjects be most cahfully avoided, and let the convasation be westwicted as olosely as possible to gastwonomy, hauces, and the faiaw sex"—Punch. REPRESENTATION OF OXFORD.—OXFORD, Tues day Afternoon.—The writ for the election of a member of Parliament in the room of the Right Hon. Edw. Cardwell, who has been promoted to the Secretaryship for the Colo nies, having arrived this morning, the mayor has fixed Saturday next for the nomination of candidates. An anony mous handbill, calling on the electors to refrain from pro mising their vo tes, as a gentleman of sterling independenee would be brought against Mr Cardwell, has been extensively circulated; but from what we can learn it is not a genuine document, and there appears no likelihood of opposition to the right hon. gentleman's re-election. The first meeting of Mr Cardwell's supporters was held last evening in the assembly room of the Clarendon Hotel. It was numerously and influentially attended. The result of the canvass, as far as it has proceeded, was represented as highly satisfac tory, and it was unanimously resolved to meet the right hon. gentleman in a body on Saturday morning next, to accompany him to the hustings. REPRESENTATION OF EAST KENT.—In the hope of an early dissolution, the heads of the Conservative party met last week, and we are informed selected Mr M. Bell, of Bourne Park, as their future candidate. THE LATE FIGHT BETWEEN KING AND HEENAN. —The quarter sessions for Sussex took place yesterday, at tne Shire-hall, Lewes, and the greatest interest was mani fested to hear the trial of Tom King and Heenan and others who took part in the fight between those pugilists on the morning of Dec, 10, near Wadhurst. All the prisoners, except Travers and Mace, pleaded guilty. Travers and Mace were arraigned afterwards, when Mr Roupell said the only offence they had committed was being spectators at t h e fi g ht, The prosecution offering no evidence, the pri soners were acquitted. King, Heenan, Tom Sayers, and Jack Macdonald were then bound over in their recognisances of £lOO eaoh to keep the peace. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel JohnHindi:C.l3., Bth Foot, having completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant.. Colonel, under the Royal Warrant of 11th October, 1858, to be Colonel. Paymaster (with the honorary rank of Major) Joseph. Webster, retired on half-pay, late 78th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Paymaster William Causabon Frend, 51st Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 5. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Michael Quin has been ap pointed to receive a penFion of £l5O a-year, as provided by her Majesty's Order in Council of 25th June, 1851, vacant by the death of Admiral Sir Edward Tucker, and the name of Vice-Admiral Quin has been removed to the Reserved Half-pay List accordingly. In consequence of that removal the following promotions, dated the 28th ult., have been made : Rear-Admirals Brunswick Popham, Thomas Ogle, George Evans, and John Hackett, on the Reserved List, to be Vice Admirals on the same List. Rear-Admiral of the Red Frederick Bullock to be Vice. Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Edward Belcher, Ent .l C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue George Henry Seymour, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain Arthur Forbes to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Rear-Admiral John Parker to be Retired Vice. Admiral, in pursuance of the Order in Council of 7th M a y s 1858. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial portance in the Gazette:— William Henry Swift, publican, City-road John Alexander, labourer, Lower Kenington-lane Isaac Brooks, licensed victualler, Old Gravel-lane Alfred Silvester, photographic artist, New Bond-street John Hale, builder, Carlton-street, Kentish-town Samuel Rogers, grocer, King-street, Plymouth Isaac Charlton, provision dealer, Liverpool Thomas Baylis, grocer, Stafford Matthew Bates, commission agent, Huddersfield William Henri Connold, watchmaker, York Catherine Peters, grocer, Maidstone William Lusher, tea dealer, Cambridge Thompson Chadwick, cattle dealer, Mexbrough Alfred Abrahams, auctioneer, Birmingham John Lewis, tailor, John-street, Harrow road Charles Rose, licensed victualler. Wellclose-square SCOTCH BANKRUPTS, Thomas A. Allan, grocer, Glasgow James Templaman i. Co., chemists, Glasgow Andrew Turnbull, saddler, New Catchcart, Renfrew William Scott, ironmonger, Brechin Hugh Reid, grocer, Glasgow Jermiah WLachlan, lodging house keeper, Port Glasgow Course of the Exchange.—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto R o tt er dam — 11 19 11 19 4 Antwerp .. 25 45 25 50 Brussels — 25 45 . 25 50 Ilamburgh — 13 71 13 71 Paris Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 521 25 571 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine - 119 f 1191 1 90 12 0 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz 1. 11321 1 0 321 90 331 25 62} Leghorn — Milan .... 25 62f 25 67i Genoa — 25 621 n 67 Naples Palermo .. .. 25 65 25 700 Messina — 25 65 25 Lisbon — 52 52k 52 k 52} 0p0rt0...• Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 s , Mexican Dollars ...........o ...... 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) Foreign Mail Packet List. RAILS DUE., Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. April IS. via Islarseilies April 12. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. May 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 18. via Marseilles April 12. Falkland Islands . ' ..... Gibraltar, via Southampton .. .. .... April 11. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. April 18. via Marseilles.... April 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. April H. via Marseilles April 5. Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton April 11. via Marseilles April 5. Newfoundland .. April 13. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... April 13. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet.Aml 8. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe April W. Bahamas, via New York May 5. April 28. Mexico All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, j April 13. California. and British C01umbia............ ----- CANADIAN STATISTICS.—The Government of Canada, following the example of the mother coun try, has begun the publication of an annual series of "mis cellaneous statistics." The estimated population in January, 1864, is stated to be 2,783,079. The population at the last, census was 8.40 to the square mile. The ratio of annual increase is stated at 4.34 per cent. in Upper Canada and 2.50 in Lower Canada. The public expenditure in 1863 was 3 86 dollars per dead, and the funded debt 21'69 dollars. The imports amounted to 16 . 51 dollars per head, and the duty enacted 1.85 dollars per head. The exports were 15 dollars per head. HAMPSTEAD HEATH.—To-morrow, in the House Lords, a bill is to be read a second Cute to amend the Set tled Estates A ct, under which, if passed, a portion o Hampstead Heath may ' enclosed, b